NEW YORK CITYVOICESAdvocacy: 1998
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March/April 1998:
Celebrating Our Diversity
by KEN STEELE, Publisher
"All of us know how it feels to be discriminated against. It happens all too frequently to most of us. So why do we go around doing it to ourselves?"Building for Better Mental Health
By ALBERT ANAYA
"During those early, tortuous years ... searching for a light on the path that would lead her back to our world of reality, we agonized over this unjust stroke of misfortune."
May/June/July 1998:
Self-Empowerment
By RICK SOSTCHEN
"The role that the professional plays in our recovery is a vital one, but it should not be an all-encompassing one ... Recipients, tired of being thought of as helpless, hopeless, and hospital-ready, have taken the bulls by the horns and demanded a seat at the table."Violence, Schizophrenia, & This Journal
By KEN STEELE
"The fact that millions of people with schizophrenia live in the community today is good news, not bad. I know. I am one of them. ... The fact that most schizophrenics are not dangerous and would never hurt anyone isn't newsworthy and doesn't sell. But it's the truth!"
August/September 1998:
"Four Stories" Produces Hundreds More
By KEN STEELE, Publisher
"While she was at work or away from home she had to lock him in his bedroom to keep him safe ... because she had seen the horrible state hospital movies on television (specifically naming 'Asylum,' 'Snake Pit,' and 'Cuckoo's Nest') and she would never allow her son to be put in places like these."What Are our Rights? Patient Advocacy
By DEBORAH WYANT, J.D.
"Advocacy is based on the premise ... that the bill of rights applies to all individuals, including those who are mentally ill."
October 1998:
Legal Actions
By MIRRIAM KRAVITZ, ESQ
"Some of you may not know that the consumer movement began as the Mental Patients' Liberation Front, and early leaders like Howie the Harp modeled their actions after the black civil rights movement, and somewhat later, the women's liberation movement."
November/December 1998:
What Are Our Rights? More Than Defending an Indigent Criminal
By GREG LANSEN
"Suddenly the police are at your door, dragging you out of the comfort of your home with no explanation. ... You are put in the back of a patrol car like a criminal. ... You are a 102 lb., 70 year old female being hauled away without explanation by two young and strong officers of the law."